January 31 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois March 7 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa March 13 Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli March 15 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France July 6 England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh July 29 Turkish fleet recaptures Djerba on Spanjaarden August 21 Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy September 25 Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht
